Method for sorting resistant seed from a mixture with susceptible seed
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1. A method of sorting seed comprising the steps of:
- providing a first group of seeds having a first seed application comprising an additive;
providing a second group of seeds having a second seed application;
providing a combination seed group consisting of the first and second groups of seeds;
passing part of the combination seed group through a process to create or recognize distinctiveness between the first and second groups based on the additive; and
sorting one of the first or second groups from the combination seed group based on acquired distinctiveness based on the additive.
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Abstract
The invention generally relates to a novel method of sorting seed by providing a first seed population with a fluorescent indicator and a second seed population visually identical to the first seed population under standard operating conditions. The seed populations are combined to provide a combined seed population. A lamp having an output corresponding to the activation wavelength of the fluorescent indicator and a color sorting system are paired to count or separate the seed populations, as desired.
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1. A method of sorting seed comprising the steps of:
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providing a first group of seeds having a first seed application comprising an additive; providing a second group of seeds having a second seed application; providing a combination seed group consisting of the first and second groups of seeds; passing part of the combination seed group through a process to create or recognize distinctiveness between the first and second groups based on the additive; and sorting one of the first or second groups from the combination seed group based on acquired distinctiveness based on the additive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of sorting seed comprising the steps of:
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providing a first group of seeds having a first seed treatment comprising an additive; providing a second group of seeds having a second seed treatment, the second group being visually indistinct from the first group; combining the first and second groups of seeds to create a combination seed group; and sorting the first group from the combination seed group based on an optical characteristic created by the additive. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A seed population comprising:
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a first seed group having an additive having an activatable color; and a second seed group, wherein the first and second groups are visually indistinct. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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